Culture Change… “That’s Just Nature” 27 Sep 201227 Sep 2012 A tribute to greenwashers everywhere - enjoy! I'm tired of hearing oil companies talk about how green they are while they pump pollution into our neighborhoods and sidestep basic…
climate… Climate Emergency Petition 6 Sep 20126 Sep 2012 The Climate Emergency Petition calls on the presidential candidates of the two largest political parties in the USA to publicly acknowledge the climate emergency and commit to hosting a summit within their first…
Culture Change… A Sustainable Alternative to Power Leaf Blowers 29 Aug 201229 Aug 2012 Leaf blowers are another pet peeve of mine (I collect them by the bushel). Here's a clever idea from Owen Dell that I found on the Terra Nova Landscaping blog: My dear…
education… Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan’s “Making a Difference” 17 Aug 201217 Aug 2012 A great new addition to the Great Ape Conservation info - right in my backyard, so to speak. Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan's "Making a Difference": http://www.cabrillo.edu/~pkaplan/making_a_difference.html "We are accepting (working or…
disasters… The latest orangutan crises… 7 Aug 20128 Aug 2012 There are so many other crises unfolding that I am processing and hope to speak to soon, but meanwhile there are two bits of news on the Pongo conservation front that I…
Culture Change… Why Brandalise? | brandalism 30 Jul 201230 Jul 2012 A thoughtful group of artists decided to Occupy! billboards in Britain this summer, because: Advertising is part of a system which destroys our future to fulfil the demands of the…
heroes… Footprints 20 Jul 201223 Jul 2012 Three and a half million years separate the individual who left these footprints in the sands of Africa from the one who left them on the moon. A mere blink in…
Culture Change… The Shared Dream at the Top of the Stairs 13 Jul 201211 Jun 2018 Apparently (I have not yet read it), E.O. Wilson has a new book, The Social Conquest of Earth, promoting his ideas about multilevel selection. What's that? That's the idea that Natural Selection…
Culture Change… Independence/Interdependence Day 2012 4 Jul 2012 A news clip today from the world of high-energy physics reminded me that today isn't just about people with small explosives: Today is an important day for science, and for…
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